CFPB Sues Vanderbilt for Setting Borrowers Up to Fail in Manufactured Home Loans
The CFPB sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance for setting families up to fail when they borrowed money to buy a manufactured home.
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CFPB Files Lawsuit to Stop Illegal Kickback Scheme to Steer Borrowers to Rocket Mortgage
The CFPB sued Rocket Homes to stop providing incentives to real estate brokers and agents in exchange for steering homebuyers to Rocket Mortgage for loans.
CFPB Report Finds Significant Drop in Annual Mortgage Applications and Originations in 2023
The CFPB released its annual report on trends in the residential mortgage lending market.
CFPB and Justice Department Take Action Against Fairway for Redlining Black Neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama
The CFPB and DOJ took action to end Fairway Mortgage Corporation’s illegal mortgage lending redlining against majority-Black neighborhoods in the greater Birmingham, Alabama area.
CFPB Takes Action Against Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Violating Law Enforcement Order and for Housing Data Errors
The CFPB filed a proposed order that would require Freedom Mortgage Corporation to pay a $3.95 million penalty for submitting error-riddled mortgage loan data.
CFPB Launches Inquiry into Junk Fees in Mortgage Closing Costs
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today launched a public inquiry into junk fees that are increasing mortgage closing costs.
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at a White House Event Convening on Mortgage Closing Costs
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks on the agency’s public inquiry into junk fees in mortgage closing costs.
CFPB Finds Americans are Paying Upfront Fees Seeking to Lower Interest Rates on Mortgages
The CFPB issued a new report today finding that more borrowers paid “discount points” upfront as overall interest rates rose.
Submission of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to the Appraisal Subcommittee Regarding Oversight of the Appraisal Foundation
On March 8, 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra submitted a comment to the Appraisal Subcommittee regarding oversight of The Appraisal Foundation.
CFPB and Justice Department Sue Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department sued Colony Ridge for operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting Hispanic borrowers.
CFPB Orders Bank of America to Pay $12 Million for Reporting False Mortgage Data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered Bank of America to pay a $12 million penalty for submitting false mortgage lending information to the federal government under a long-standing federal law.
CFPB Sues Repeat Offender Freedom Mortgage Corporation for Providing False Information to Federal Regulators
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal court today, alleging that Freedom Mortgage Corporation submitted legally-required mortgage loan data that was riddled with errors.
CFPB Mortgage Report Finds Jumps in Closing Costs and Denials for Insufficient Income, Growing Proportion of Cash-Out Refinances
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report on residential mortgage lending activity and trends.
Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Mortgage Market Activity and Trends
Today, the CFPB issued its annual report on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.
Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at The Mortgage Collaborative National Conference
Director Chopra delivered prepared remarks on the CFPB’s mortgage rules.
CFPB Penalizes Freedom Mortgage and Realty Connect for Illegal Kickbacks
Lender provided incentives to Realty Connect and other brokerages in exchange for mortgage referrals
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